COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Ted Cruz had a celebrity guest Friday campaigning along the coast. Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame appeared at Cruz events in Charleston and Myrtle Beach. A Washington Post poll released Friday has Cruz in a distant second behind Donald Trump with Marco Rubio just behind. The Texas senator also picked up an endorsement. Friday afternoon…
Columbia , SC (WOLO) — This week, ABC Columbia will be profiling each GOP candidate each day before the First in the South Primary on Saturday, February 20th. Seeking the highest political office, Texas Senator Ted Cruz trails close behind front-runner Donald Trump. Cruz was the first GOP candidate to announce his run for presidency last year, calling himself a…
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is threatening to file a lawsuit against rival Ted Cruz challenging his eligibility to serve in the White House unless the Texas senator stops airing what Trump’s campaign calls “false ads” and retract what it calls “his lies.” Trump lashed out Monday in the lead-up to this weekend’s South Carolina…
(ABC News) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz said on “This Week” that he plans tofilibuster any Supreme Court nominee made by President Obama to replace the late JusticeAntonin Scalia. Cruz described the Supreme Court vacancy left by Scalia as having a “profound impact” on the Republican primary that will change the contours of the presidential race. He argued…
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ With less than three weeks to go until South Carolina’s primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is bringing his campaign back to this early voting state. Cruz is scheduled to hold a rally in Greenville on Tuesday. Campaign organizers say the event is planned to start at 7 p.m. at the TD Convention Center. Cruz had been…
AP Photo| Getty Images (ABC News) — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is throwing his support behind a fellow Texan — Sen. Ted Cruz — in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The Lone Star State endorsement marks one of Cruz’s most high-profile backers and aims to give his campaign a much-needed boost just one week before the crucial,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is talking about legal issues as part of a campaign swing through the Palmetto State. The Texas senator is sitting down with state Attorney General Alan Wilson on Friday for a conversation on the constitution and potential upcoming vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court. The forum at the University of South…
(ABC News) — Ted Cruz has reached top-rank popularity among Republicans and Chris Christie’s favorability rating is most improved in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, while Donald Trump,Ben Carson and Jeb Bush all have stumbled in the battle for GOP hearts and minds. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton continues to far surpass Bernie Sanders in favorability among party…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump flashes thumbs up after an address to a group of supporters at a campaign stop at the Flynn Center of the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vt., Jan. 7, 2016. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo) (ABC News) — Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a tight battle for the lead in Iowa, according to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican presidential debates continue to be a big television draw, with 18 million people tuning in to the confrontation from Las Vegas on Tuesday night. The Nielsen company said on Wednesday this made it the third most-watched among the five GOP primary debates that have taken place so far this year. The first one this…
